Brandi Glanville’s book Drinking & Tweeting & Other Brandi Blunders is currently occupying the #1 position on the New York Times Bestseller list. Which means that Brandi’s promotional tour has been nothing short of genius, quite honestly. Her publisher leaked just enough excerpts to tantalize readers, and then Brandi must have been encouraged to simply go out and let her mouth do all the work. So… Brandi is still promoting the book this week, and she gave some exclusive interviews to various weekly magazines. She gave an interview to Life & Style, which I covered yesterday – Brandi said that LeAnn Rimes “needs to get help” because LeAnn is, in Brandi’s opinion, “unstable”. Life & Style did what any tabloid would do and they contacted LeAnn’s publicist, a man named Marcel Pariseau, who is – I think we can safely say – an idiot. Life & Style only gave a small excerpt of Marcel’s response, but here’s the whole hissy fit:

“Brandi might consider getting some help with her drinking. If you watch her show, read her book and follow her tweets, she is constantly referring to her drinking. Even the title of her book has the word drinking in it. In fact, she was arrested for a DUI. It is a fact that after a night of drinking in Vegas she married her ex-best friend’s ex-husband.

In reality [Eddie Cibrian] has two films in the can and recurring on two television shows. [Brandi] makes it sound like they are scraping by but read her book where she devotes a whole page to what she does to her face; fillers, botox, skin treatments, etc. And just recently on Entertainment Tonight had botox done to her hands. All of that doesn’t come cheap. Eddie pays for all of the boys expenses like school, sports, clothing, etc.

Brandi is one of the most narcissistic people around. She never takes responsibility for anything. Basically everyone past and present is at fault but no fault lies with her. Read the description of Narcissistic Personality Disorder and tell me what you think? I thought this ‘memoir’ was to help other women and to empower them? Do her actions and words resonate with the definition of a role model? I think not!”

I mean… um… what the hell? What publicist gets THIS involved with their client’s husband’s ex-wife? I would imagine that LeAnn Rimes wrote this statement out, but truly – you never know. If Marcel actually wrote this, I think it goes a long way to explaining why LeAnn’s PR strategy is always such a huge failure. She’s getting HORRIBLE media advice.

Incidentally, did you hear the rumor that the Real Housewives producers are interested in casting LeAnn Rimes in the Beverly Hills franchise? I honestly believe that story came from LeAnn’s camp as an attempt to steal Brandi’s thunder or make Brandi nervous, but Brandi is all “bring it on!” Sources say Brandi thinks that if LeAnn joined RHOBH, the audience would grow to hate LeAnn even more. Brandi has a point.

My issue with the publicist thing is that he complains about Brandi constantly talking about drinking. Leanne had a hit and run that nobody seems to remember. And really, he shouldn’t throw stones at Brandi for talking about drinking when Leanne capitalizes on the adultery. She talks about it all the time. She wrote a song about it. It’s just a huge mess. I don’t think either woman is innocent, but Leanne keeps digging herself a bigger and bigger hole.

Right? The other thing the publicist fails to grasp is Brandi JOKING about drinking isn’t the same thing as actually drinking. Conversely, it is rare to see LeAnn without an alcoholic beverage in her hands.

Almost every photo on Leann’s twiitter and “Eddies” Instagram account are of the two of them drinking. All of their Cabo vacation and Lake vacation photos show them drinking around the boys. Leann is delusional to think this won’t blow back onto her. And her publicist is getting down into the mud with his piggy client. Pretty soon he’ll be drinking too.

I haven’t purchased the book, nor will I … not because I’m too good for gossip (I’m here, aren’t I?), but because I can get all I want for free online (I’m here, aren’t I?). In a couple of weeks, all of the most succulent tidbits from the book will have been reported on one site or another, and I won’t even have to check the thing out of the library.

I read a lot of history and economics, and I have two professional degrees (MBA, MLS). Reading celebrity gossip websites is a nice break from my real work and a good way to decompress. No shame here.

I also have the same type of background but this site is too much fun not to come here. It’s how I find out all about famous people without actually owning a TV or seeing crappy movies (confession : I went to see Die Hard 5 on the weekend. I loved it). This site is popular because silly stuff should always have a place in your life!

@ booboocita .. I thought the same, that too much info about the book I already read online. However, that wasn’t the case & I loved the book. To me it was a feel good/ self help book with humor about breakups. I’m not a reader & I read it the first night I got it.

REALITY CHECK – Rimes wrote this jealous drivel. No, I repeat, NO professional publicist or Public Relations professional could have or would have written this juvenile attack. Quite frankly, publicists elevate their clients, they do not disparage, attack, libel, or in any way insult others. This statement makes Rimes seem obsessed, jealous, angry, and quite frankly, threatened by and of Glanville.

No PR exec would allow their client to be seen in such a light. However, every word of this unhinged diatribe has already been Tweeted or spoken by Rimes in the past.

Poor LeLe. Just a few weeks ago she had her “publicist” announce, “Brandi Glanville is not a focus of our lives”.

HOWEVER! Rimes has since Tweeted about Brandi almost every day, given several interviews —- about Brandi, written songs about Brandi, and now this and several other obsessive and unprofessional tirades. (

not counting the Valentine’s day arranged photo-op wearing exactly what Brandi wore the day before at LAX) Tsk, Tsk! No. 1 on the NYT’s Best Seller List.

As for the statement itself, the approach that was taken was necessary because this craziness has been going on far too long, and has gotten out of hand. Those poor boys. Brandi is a drunk, loud, bitter woman who can’t keep her mouth shut. The only way to handle a nasty viper is to protect urself first than provoke her and let her self destruct. No professional in Hollywood is going to work with someone like her.

What in the world has Brandi done to her face?!?!? I don’t understand the need for all of the botox. Oh well. Could someone please explain why the bookstores will not sell Brandi’s book? And pleade tell me she will keep her promise and STFU after this!

Reading a trashy gossipy book (or a gossip blog) doesn’t make someone dumb or worthless. This whole ordeal is a lot of (awful) things- but most of all, it’s incredibly interesting. Frankly, I’m not the least bit surprised it’s a best-seller.

I merely dated an “Eddie” for a year and half, and I was a depressed drunk lexapro dependent mess for a year after. I did not know people were capable of such lies and bold face betrayal. I cannot imagine marrying an Eddie and going through her divorce and the aftermath.

more power to you brandi! cheers to picking up the broken pieces! its not easy!

Note to people who only read high literature…sometimes your brain needs a vacation. Seeing as I work all week om a high stress professional job, managed to buy a house with cash, have no debt…I think it’s OK that I read book candy every once in awhile without getting judged.

I agree… I bought it as well… I’m a successful accountant and make a very good living… I’m divorced from an ass hat just like EC and his POS GF is a carbon copy of LR with the exception of she doesn’t use my kids to get to me… so, I can totally relate to Brandi’s situation, her pain, her anger w LR using her children as pawns, and the hurt she feels… I’m SO happy to see her taking this crappy hand she was dealt and turning it in to a huge success story for HER! GO BRANDI!

I think reading the ‘scandal sheets’-as my grandma called them back in the day!(now in the form of internet gossip sites, watching TMZ or E News, folks’ own memoirs, whatever the case may be)is kind of a BRAIN BREAK. I reserve the right to relieve myself from judgment about how I spend my personal brain break time – I have never been into video games, paintball or gambling, but I guess one can help with hand eye coordination, one can be viewed as exercise, and gambling could help with basic math skills?! Therefore, I submit that reading gossip improves ones READING COMPREHENSION abilities. Or possibly it is just a nice break to know that we are all fallible! best to all!

Oh! I wasn’t teasing you! I was just jumping in on the whole long thread about college degrees, and trying to respond to the original diss of the readers of the book. just couldn’t figure out which reply to hit.

Oh and I was an art teacher, now I’m in school studying to be a post partum doula specializing in working with women who suffer from post partum depression as well as training to be a lactation specialist. And I’m a single mom with two kids.

No shame in my game. This is the best, and smartest, escapism I know of.

Lol! I bought it, read it & loved it! And like most of us here, I’m a well educated professional woman – it was a riot! I don’t know about you, but by the end of the work day, after the kids are in bed, I need something light and easy (like CB) to read.

I did the minute it came out I D/Loaded on my Ebook, and I haven’t bought a book in probably 20 yrs. I couldn’t put it down, I’m so glad it was written the way it was. A few snarks here and there about Leann, but it was more how Brandi triumphed thru it all, and came out on the other side better and happier.
I was married to an Eddie, our divorce didn’t make the news or was thrust into the celebrity spotlight, but it was just as bad. It took me 3 yrs AFTER the divorce to finally move away from it, and be me. Brandi speaks loud for all people who have had to deal with this, and she’s letting us know we don’t have to shut up or take it.

I hold an MBA and own a successful business in Texas. Guess I am dumb for reading this website (like you) buying 12 copies for my book club, a copy for my Ipad and ordered 12 more copies to give to family and friends. LOL!!! Thank you for the giving a good chuckle this morning.

I bought it and read it. It was a good read. I only wish Brandi had gone into how LeAnn stalked her and Eddie to break them up. Really, I think Leann got off lightly, when I think about what Brandi could have put in the book!

I haven’t bought it either. But I just might eventually. Can’t believe it made it to #1! Wow. Good news for Brandi’s earning power! And I <3 how LeAnn's publicist actually describes LeAnn to a T while trying to skewer Brandi.

I have two degrees and I bought the book for myself, my sister and two of my friends who are going through crappy separation, divorce drama.We all LOVED it It isn’t Tolstoy and doesn’t pretend to be either. If you are a person who faints when someone swears, welcome to the real world. The book is a mix of horribly sad, incredibly funny and is a really open, honest and raw account of how Brandi has come into herself. I started reading it while waiting in the dentist’s office and people where staring at me because I was laughing so much. You don’t have to be uneducated or scorned to appreciate the story of a woman finding strength she didn’t know she had and making a better life for herself. It is a pretty universal thing to relate to .

I did. I have a MBA, full family/ social life, great career and Brandi’s book. I loved it and can not wait for the sequel, which I will also pre-order. I laughed out loud several times and she is a feminist hero as far as I am concerned. I would love for Camille Paglia to comment. Never has a cheating husband and his adulterous side piece been so thoroughly, publicly and deliciously served by igloo cold revenge. Brandi does not play. I hope the sequel will be about her time on RHOBH.

Very good point. I wouldn’t spend a penny on her book or any book of that kind. The people who actually buy books like this are the same kind of people who buy Kim Kardashian’s clothes and watch her show.

I think the reason people bought her book, was to show support for women and Mothers all over the world who have been in or could be in this same situation. Also I am a business owner, have employed the likes of Eddie, who had to be fired because they were also to cool to take care of their families. Lazy, come to work late, or just quit so that their children would not receive their cs.

So all of the fans of Brandi, snark a little, have a drink, and tweet a friend.

“I” am one of the people buying Brandi’s book. And wanna know why I did it? Wasn’t all that interested in Brandi’s view, although I like her. I wanted some way to show my content for MeAnn. And if buying Brandi’s book helps her to make the best seller, then count me in.

It’s already come out that the RO story about LR joining the cast is pure CRAP! It was probably put out by LRs camp like someone mentioned early to get to Brandi… LR is more sneaky with her jabs… Brandi is out in the wide open with hers…

Leann’s publicist is probably caught up in the drama to an equal level with her twitter fans. I get the feeling she thinks less strategically and more like a high school mean girl. Only surrounding herself with worshipers cause if you’re not devoted you might question her. And you never question someone who is a victim for life.

LeAnn’s twitter followers are all denying that Brandi’s book is a best seller, even though it is clearly on the NY Times web page. Just like LeAnn, they live in deep denial. I think that it takes a “special” kind of person to side with an adulterer and inappropriate stepparent and blindly believe everything they say, even when the person outs themselves as a liar again and again. LeAnn seems to surround herself with yes men and people who buy her victim act. I guess that the fact that she has her “friends” and family on the payroll and that she rewards Brandi bashers with gifts and trips to see her helps. Some people are easily bought. Knowing LeAnn, she’s probably told her PR guy that he can co-parent Mason and Jake, along with her and Eddie, Darrell Brown and whomever he’s with at the time and Holly, her day one fan

RIGHT! I am so distracted by her monotone hair/skin/lip combination that I spend the entire time she is on the screen trying to determine if she colors her hair to match her skin or the other way around and what stylist would let her walk around like that. Also she is friends with Kris Jenner, enough said.

@ LAK its probably Faye herself, she is clearly DYING to be on a reality show, but her personality much like her hair/skin/lip color falls flat.

@Relli oh my goodness I do too! I can’t get over it, and her lips and eyes…then she walks around like she owns the place.

I don’t appreciate how those women deal with Brandi. Not that she doesn’t run her mouth, but sometimes she looks scared when they walk in, and being 37 (close to her age) I would just die if that is how people I had to work with spoke to me.

Audrey, I think it’s better that you watch the shows before you make such a comment. I had the same opinion and then I watched RHOBH and saw not only how Brandi was unfairly picked on by the Richards sisters, but the holier-than-thou attitude the other housewives (Lisa and yes, even Yolanda excluded) exhibited towards her because she doesn’t have much money. Yes, there is a lot of drinking but guess what? All of the women on that show (with Yolanda as an exception) drink. There is alcohol in every single event. Finally, while she may be a bit of an attention wh*re, she’s far from narcissistic. Watch the show. She’s crude and isn’t very classy but she’s not some raging narcissist, ya know?

Audrey, if you watched the RHOBH you would see that being a “victim” is exactly the opposite of what Brandi is. Her story line is fully one of her learning to assert herself in a more socially acceptable way. (Like not screaming STFU whenever things get testy! lol!)
She’s a little emotional at times but she’s not a victim.

I haven’t watched the show either (or read the book) but from the tidbits I’ve read here and there, she’s been so fierce and occasionally cruel that I feel sorry for Leann. (feel free to set me straight!)

“Fierce” yes, but never “cruel”. She was a target from day one on the show and the reason IMO, she was asked to stay on was because she did stand up for herself against the bitchier women. (the other part timer that season, Pam Dana, was booted for being boring and a kiss ass)

It’s kind of a lot to explain the whole plot line. I’ll just say that if you enjoy this site, you’d probably like the show.
Brandi at this point is probably the most relate-able housewife on Beverly Hills. She’s honest, funny, irreverent–not cruel at all.

Yea, I think her fierce mouth is just a defense mechanism and way to put walls up between her and the other castmates.

Like when Faye was on her high horse treating Brandi like a child, telling her “See, no one can say anything to you without you getting worked up.” To that I say, damn straight. DON’T come talking smack to a woman like Brandi. You don’t like how she rolls? Tough you know what. Keep moving. Brandi’s whole attitude, is-this is me, take or leave it.

You have got the hint, caught the drift right Faye, don’t offer Brandi your sanctimonious opinion on her life because, she doesn’t want to hear it and you know it. So knowing that, if you talk smack to her, be prepared for a smack down.

I think if those kids are smart like their mother, they’ll be able to figure it out on their own.
Most kids can see through BS much better than we give them credit for. And they probably won’t have worse problems than 99% of the rest of the kids in this country that come from broken homes.

The truth will eventually win here, because smart Brandi is documenting it!

Clearly LeAnn wrote that. You think the publicist just popped narcissistic personality disorder out of the blue? Commenters on here have been saying that EXACT thing about LeAnn for eons now, and suddenly Marcel (the monkey?) throws it out as a slam against Brandi? Get real, I have no doubt that she wrote it and then hovered over his shoulder pointing out each statement she wrote on the notebook while he phoned it in.

The second I read NPD I called major bs.

I just wish Brandi would use her big girl words instead if her go to of “go f*ck yourself” she’s proven she can definitely throw much better shade than that!!!

I’m thinking the same thing! These two women just feed off of each other. If one were to disappear who would the other be snarking with, generating drama with? These two foolish women should be glad the other one is around.

The best conclusion to this whole mess would be if Brandi and LeAnn rode off into the sunset together and lived the rest of their lives out on some secluded island in the Pacific, which has no Internet or phone lines.

Amelia, that would be amazing, but I am sure a cataclysmic event will take place before we can have that sort of ending. I decided I am suing Lifetime for emotional distress from having to be a part of this dlister drama for so long. It’s over the top.

Marcel Pariseau makes Steve Honig (aka Dina Lohan) look like a PR savant. Seriously, the lack of professionalism for all these people is breathtaking. You’d expect a little better from C-list celebrities. For the love of God, Leann at least at one time, was a legitimate, saleable recording artist. She can’t do any better than this nonsense?

Right!? …and this Marcel person sounds like a girl quite honestly. What kind of *man* responds like that? Maybe Marcel is the one behind Ediot’s Instagram account as well? He’s certainly good at making grown men sound like 13 year old girls.

“Read the description of Narcissistic Personality Disorder”
yeah and you can youtube a surgery and then perform it yourself.

i think nowadays people just go to wikipedia, read sometingh they dont understand and then jump to conculsions. its really heavy stuff to diagnose a psychology disorder, especially when you dont have any professional knowledge. and its not only the person who wrote that press release, i read that almost everyhwere, people throw this around to lightly.

I was a patient and the “star” of one of the first laproscopic assisted surgery videos that was shown around the country and in teaching hospitals to resident surgeons to teach them how to do the surgery. My doctor is one of the top surgeons in the world and perfected the technique. Now these videos are routine.

I said that on another thread and got attacked for it. As a psychiatrist, I find it annoying that people diagnose via wikipedia when I had to spend more than 12 years of my life studying this shit. Had I known I could bypass med school and read the internet, I would have.

Ha Ha Ha…I give Brandi a pass. LeAnn deserves everything Brandi is dishing out. I am so tired of people thinking that the ex-wife needs to remain silent regarding their ex-husbands mistress and his infidelities; which in turn only serves to promote and justify marriage infidelity because no one says anything.

It is actually quite refreshing to see Brandi go after her husband’s mistress who knowingly destroyed their family. I am tired of seeing mistresses given a free pass and I am tired of people saying that the ex-wife is just as responsible for the failing marriage as the skirt chasing husband.

+1. The truth is that Eddie and Leann created Brandi Glanville – the public person. Brandi was a model then wife of an actor but she didn’t have desire to become celebtity on her own. She was left with nothing, alone, humiliated. I can’t blame her that in the end she took advantage of this situation. Eddie and Leann need to STFU.

I read the book and Brandi actually came out more mature than I expected. The book is about a whole lot more than LeAnn Rimes… And Brandi addresses her DUI as something she is ashamed of and a wake up call. Brandi also discusses the parts of the marriage failure that were her fault. Did the publicist actually read the book?

If LeAnn did, her narcissism probably made her interpret that the book was all about her when it wasn’t. When this drama all started I didn’t care but I am not firmly team Brandi.

(I am not implying the affair was any fault of Brandi’s at all- that was 100% Eddie- Brandi just talks about how she lost her own identity in the marriage egg she regrets that. The book is really about Brandi finding herself again)

Also, above it was *now not not! I AM team Brandi… Ugh, typing on iPhones!

I think both Leann and Brandi are unstable. Im beginning to think that all this arguing and name calling between the two is just a really bad pr move to keep their names relevant. Would love to never hear their names again.

Leann needs to hire Brandi’s people. I doubt anything of Leann’s has occupied a #1 spot for at least a decade.

Leann’s PR Rep sounds like an unprofessional hack! I’d fire him ASAP for making me look like a fool. However, Leann Rimes is unaware/unashamed to look like an idiot, so maybe they are a match made in unprofessional heaven.

I was in PR for 8 yrs and at 2 different companies, mostly consumer, celebrity endorsed PR. Her PR rep/publicist is not trained in either consumer or crisis PR. He needs to STFD and STFU. The best thing a PR rep can do for their client always in this situations is either. 1. “we do not comment on the private lives of our client”. which leanne has not really left as an option or 2. Radio silence. No tweeting, no vacation pics, no inviting the paps, no pics w the kiddos. — this doesn’t sound like an option for leanne. and 3. You go absolutely radio silent until you have something to endorse and then you take that high road without the potshots. Such as, “Well Leno, I’m actually here to promote my new album and tour which I think well covers the turmoil and high-points of the last few years for me. Its very personal and I worked really hard on it. Everything I need to say is on my album.” And then you play up your fun side, your cute side, your caring side. “This is a photo of me baking cookies with my grandma for our road crew. She makes the best oatmeal raisin.”

This is SO true! I just commented to Brandi yesterday about this. This guy is either not a professional PR person or is and not following PR 101. You NEVER try to spin someone into a positive by trying to turn someone else into a negative in PR! Its the #1 rule!

I know, right? The more I read about PR, the more I’m convinced that it’s 90% common sense…though you could prove me wrong. It doesn’t seem like it’s a very hard job at all, in terms of what to decide to do.
Do you have any stories to tell?

It is basically common sense. Always sticking to the paramount message of basically what you want people to walk away remembering (this is leanne’s problem). Be self-depricating – own your mistakes. Also, no one wants to see someone priviledged play “victim”. Look like you enjoy it. The number one thing most people do wrong is either completely ignore the elephant in the room or play the blame game. For instance, we had just signed Ashlee Simpson when she had that horrible SNL meltdown and blamed everyone instead owning it. But didn’t we love Hugh Grant for owning on Leno buying a prostitute?

A platform would do her a world of good. She should start stepping back and focus on charity. Charitable cross-promotion not only gives people the warm fuzzies, it helps the celebrity and its just such a better use of time. She should donate % of proceeds off her new album to an animal shelter or womens heart disease and do a few free shows. Drop the BS.

I did read the book and actually it was very well written and entertaining. Actually only book I ever ordered off of Amazon but was interested in what she had to say. I was surprised because there was actually very little trashing of Leann or Eddie and just actual facts of what happened and how she coped. I absolutely cannot stand the way Leann portrays herself and Eddie in the media. This book does make one realize that all of Leann’s interviews are a fairy tale spun in her head. She has to know his main attraction to her is the money and the lifestyle, hence the reason she tries so hard to emulate Brandi. He must play a real head trip on women. But, men like him always choose women that are easy to mold and make him number one in their life. Brandi needs to be very careful while promoting this book that she does not cross the line and people get sick of hearing the intimate details. Now, I think it’s time for her to step back and focus on her children and making the best life she can for them. Leann is destroying herself and Eddie just fine without any help from Brandi.

I almost never comment on these stories because there is nothing left to say, but for the love of God, Brandi, STOP MESSING WITH YOUR FACE. You look absolutely terrible. Your BBs need to tell you the truth about the fillers and Botox.

I never understood why LA Hollywood people do that to themselves with no awareness of how far they have gone until i saw Liza Minelli’s wedding to David Guest.

Individually and against a regular background, most of the wedding party looked like melting wax works. However, taken as a collective, they all looked the same.

My theory is that since they hang out together exclusively and in LA, they see the same faces, go to the same surgeon, and have no perspective as to how much is too much or enough.

When they leave that LA Hollywood bubble and are out in the real world with regular people, that’s the only time they see regular [unlined or less botoxed]faces but they are too far gone to see the disconnect.

Someone like Kelly Ripa who lives in NYC and is in daily contact with regular people outside her Hollywood bubble is never going to go overboard with the botox/fillers in the same way because she has a daily dose of reality.

When you are in that LA bubble, the encouragement to tweak/alter/smooth is insidiously everywhere. If one isn’t careful, it can become the reality.

Good comment. I 100% agree. It’s a similar issue within “the Beltway” in Washington, DC. But instead of being about looks, people inside the Beltway are blind to what the rest of the country thinks/wants.

This is going to sound weird, but the LA/Hollywood plastic surgery obsession reminds me of Dr Suess’s “The Sneetches”.

(The one where the critters with belly-stars are popular, so when a star-adding machine comes along everyone wants a star. Until they’re too popular, and then everyone wants to use the star-remover machine. And then it all goes crazy, with Sneetches running from one machine to the other, trying to get the “popular” look.)

It’s actually about anti-Semetism (with the underlying message that we’re all the same), but I didn’t realise that as a kid (Aussie – not many Jews here, so it totally wasn’t on my radar). Instead I got the idea it was a cautionary tale about fashion trends and specifically warning against plastic-surgery.

So I look at the all the busty-waxy-blonde-botoxed clones and I just see Sneetches. Full of pride about their new look, and completely oblivious to the fact that they’ll soon hate it and have to go back through the machine.

Eileen – I lived in LA for some years after my Liza Epiphany. So i know what i speak of and how insidious it can be in the Hollywood bubble. I don’t see it as a judgement. They see it as another tool in the make up box. and BTW, I’m not accusing Brandi of surgical enhancements [LR would have tweeted THAT from the rooftops just like everything else].

That said, Brandi wouldn’t be as attached to the botox/fillers that are ruining her beautiful face without her friends stepping in and stopping her because she would be the odd man out in the group.

You may be her original friends, but she is now hanging with people who don’t see it as a problem because they are all doing it.

OOoooooh-you’re talking about her friends in Cali! BBs are her support group -from all over. None of the BBs are in HollyWeird.
We got silly one night about 3 years ago and named ourselves The BBs for “Brandi Bunch.” It stuck. lol

Eileen – Oh…didn’t know that. Was using the abbrieviation in a general way ie best buddies rather than a personal way. And yes, i meant the Hollywood buddies. I shall be careful not to use it so that people don’t get confused since it is a real thing.

Speaking of the similarity of the surgically enhanced face, can I just say that I watched a Demi Moore movie made just a few years ago, and it is so refreshing to see that, while I am certain that she is ‘maintaining’ at least she is not over-inflating. She doesn’t have apple cheeks, her lips are hers. In fact, I would be hard pressed to find any fillers in her face. And that is so refreshing. Now if only she could apply that psychological health to the rest of her self esteem. *sigh*

@ Eileen, thanks for the info. Since I don’t watch the show, I hadn’t heard of BB nor knew where it came from.

I assumed it was used to describe a “Hollywood look” – that have the same general look I see a lot of on these sites. Sometimes, these women go too far with their botox and diets and peroxide. Kind of like that ‘Tanning Mom’, who literally didn’t see how horrible she looked.

Also, and this will probably get me some backlash, I think it’s weird that Eileen is always posting here about how she’s friends with Brandi. I don’t know how that would fly with any other celeb on this site. JMO.

As far as I know Eileen IS friendly with Brandi. And there was someone name Jezi who posted here who was quite good friends with Brandi. My former sister-in-law is in the business (she used to post here) and is friends with Adrien Brody and Jen Garner amongst others. *shrugs* Not sure why it matters other than getting a little more insight into someone “famous.”

I think that their friendship with Brandi is something people on here know about and respect. No one gives them grief about supporting Brandi because yes they are friends. People actually ask them for updates on things, if they happen to know. I think it’s completely fine. Doesn’t bug me in the least. Unlike Leann who drives me bonkers.

Sorry you have a problem with me posting on CB-but I’ve been commenting on here YEARS before any of this was a story.
I’m not going to let me knowing Brandi change that.
I also dated Keifer Sutherland, worked with Tiger Woods, Angie Harmon, Kobe Bryant, ect…

If there are stories posted about them on here, you can bet I’m going to give my two cents on them as well. I’m not a celebrity so what difference does it make?

Ditto Eileen. I am friends with many celebrities posted on here, my best friend is on a tv show now(luckily she escapes a lot of gossip as she is married and has kids etc) and I dated a well known current actor for many years who is still a friend and grew up hanging with a crew of guys in NYC who are quite famous and tabloid fodder. Does it make me like celebrity gossip any less? Nope. Just makes me know more about everyone, no matter occupation, is human.

I can’t out of respect to the man I dated, he is 15 years my senior and I was young. But, I’m 37 now and all of the actors/actresses are around my age that I run with. Think NYC circa 1992,93,94,95,96.

Eileen, please don’t ever stop posting here. Yours & Jezi’s posts are the ones I look for to get real information. As for once dating Keifer, oooooooh honey, that is nice. I bet he was a handful though. Still luv him.

Damn it-I’m so bad with blind items! lol First off-I have to say, everytime I see your avatar it reminds me of Leann Rimes! lol

Ok I’m not sure who hung out in NYC at that time but that;s the exact time I dated Kiefer! Fun!
I’m going to throw names out: Edward Norton, Johnny Depp, Any Baldwin, Christian Slater, Keanu Reeves, Ralph Fienes, OMG please don’t say its RDJ-I will find you and stalk if it is, or we can take it to TV-Matt LeBlanc and that crew…F#&% I don’t know! Am I close?

@Eileen, man those are some amazing names, and we are the same age, which is funny! He is on a hit show now, so he’s still relevant, and I have to leave it at that. He dated a model before me, and that model married someone famous as well. NOT RDJ, although I’d love to roll myself in a sushi sandwich with him these days, the man is looking fine.

Celebrity isn’t really all it’s made out to be. People stop my friend while she pees to tell her they love her show. Kind of creeps me out!

It’s a good overall point, but I think Eileen and others generally respect Brandi and don’t post super secrets. Usually it is more clarifying what most people have already figured out somewhat, or offering info to stop the runaway train of misinformation.

You are absolutely correct. Reading Brandi’s book-there wasn’t any surprises. Its her story to tell if she wanted to -and she did.
There’s one thing about me and also about Jezi who I’ve grown to know and adore through the years is loyalty above all is #1 with our friends!
Jezi & Brandi are much closer than I am (Brandi thanked her in her acknowledgements in the book but we seriously try not to change people’s minds on here. If something is inaccurate, we might speak up, but we learned a long time ago to let people have their opinions….and CB has monitored me at times too when I get fed up with stuff. I respect them for that. I love this site and the women on it! Even the ones I don’t agree with!

As I stated on yesterday’s (was that yesterday??) thread…that is the most ridiculous, un professional statement I’ve ever heard. Charlie Sheen in his 2 1/2 Men fall out days could have written a more professional statement than that. He is WAY too involved in this situation. He’s supposed to make LR (and himself) look good. If I was a celebrity, I would NEVER hire him based on that statement alone.

Brandi responded in true Brandi fashion. GAHHH, I wish I could hang out with her just for 1 day!

The weirdness of the pr guy being that involved (and his unprofessionalism) aside, I thought everything he said was spot on.

Brandi is obnoxious, petty, and trashy. Her face looks like that of a ventriloquist doll, so I don’t have a hard time believing in the hypocrisy of her crying poverty while going in for expensive cosmetic treatments. I’m sick to death of her. All three of them. I don’t like Leann, and Eddie has the kind of douche face that people want to punch– but Brandi is in arrested development and wont move on, perpetuating the focus on the three of these losers. AH.

“Incidentally, did you hear the rumor that the Real Housewives producers are interested in casting LeAnn Rimes in the Beverly Hills franchise? …Brandi thinks that if LeAnn joined RHOBH, the audience would grow to hate LeAnn even more. Brandi has a point. ”

OMG!! Yes! Yesssss! I have been dreaming of the day this would come to be! Talk about what would be ratings GOLD!!!!!

I guess that LR’s PR staff believe that bad press is better than no press. Good for her career? Not a chance. There’s no way the next album will debut at #1.
Good for you Brandi! I hope that you get that new house soon with the book sale $!

Oh that’s so sad! Lol! Just like Tom Cruise’s Scientoloonies did post-”glib” when his movies were bombing.

I live near Burbank…I wanna go visit the Official Spitfire Warehouse! Probably next door to the airport. I bought my couch in Burbank. Maybe Leann could store some of her Cd’s in the Sofa U Love warehouse off of San Fernando Road. Lol What a LOSER she is.

As far as I know, stars always approve whatever their PR firm writes up. So IF this guy (and not Leann) actually wrote this, he’s an unprofessional idiot…but Leann still approved it. 3 paragraphs to say all this? The statement should have read, “Leann, Eddie, and Brandi are working on successfully co-parenting and Leann is working on promotion for her next album.” Done. 1 sentence. This PR guy should be fired and Leann needs to go live on a desert island.

Two things. First not only did I buy Brandi’s book, I devoured it in two or three hours. I totally enjoyed it and plan to get her NEXT one. Secondly, how many think the publicist Marcel Pariseau sounds totally made up? With a name like that? Give me a break. How about Hans Berlinger or Jose Mexicosa? Just a thought to think on.

a google search clears this up. (he or she) is a real person and a partner in ‘true’ public relations which handles a # of big stars. I’d imagine this was getting too caught up in things and maybe leann wouldn’t stand for anything less.

The publicist did not write that statement. It’s too personal and not written professionally like a PR rep would. LeAnn used the narcissistic personality disorder from here. She wrote it and gave it to her new PR lackey to proofread and to release.

I think that you’re right. It is really personal and is written more in the style of teenage girl, than savvy, PR pro. It makes the PR rep look unprofessional and LeAnn land Eddie look like they are desperately grasping at straws. Last week the same PR guy put out a statement that LeAnn and Eddie don’t give Brandi or anything about her a second thought and this week, he himself is apparently obsessed with the woman. How bizarre is that and in what way does that camp think they are helping matters. It’s just one misstep after another. Every negative thing that they throw at Brandi seems to bounce off of her and increase her book sales. I can’t imagine what it would be like to have no one in my life who loved me enough to stop me from self destructing. Poor LeAnn pays for everyone she has around her and has ended up with Emperor’s New Clothes syndrome. So sad for a girl who used to be able to sing like nobodies business.

This. After the affairs went public, Brandi’s family and friends and even Eddies parents flew out to circle the wagons around Brandi. Lisa and Yolanda give Brandi tough love and told her to clean up her act , but the advice was coming from a loving place. Who came to Leann’s side to help her through her divorce? She was often photographed having meals and such alone. No one loved Leann enough to help her see the error in her ways. All Leann had was Eddie, who was using her as well. He didnt care about her that first year, he kept sleeping with Brandi. Noone cares about this woman enough to tell her the truth at risk of losing her gravy train. Its hard to feel sorry for her though since she has such a rotten character.

I think people throw the term “narcissistic personality disorder” term around too loosely. Yes, you can be narcissistic, but the full-blown disorder is quite something and much rarer than people think. More men than women are affected as well. I think Leann’s team is grasping at straws, and she has brought much of her troubles on herself.

Leann has a fictional publicist. SHE wrote that statement. There is no way a real publicist would say those things or get involved in the drama. Plus why would Leann need a publicist? She’s a washed up country singer.

I love Brandi and ordered her book (it just arrived yesterday – yay!). But as someone who appreciates good writing in addition to good gossip, can I just say it is egregious that someone with a book on the NYT best seller list does not know how to use “then” vs. “than”? Proper grammar is hot, Brandi

I read her book and I felt her “advice” was tongue in cheek but some it was also spot on. And even she admits at one point in the book that she does bear some responsibility in the divorce but that most of the blame is on her ex for cheating. She blames herself for letting him handle everything and not becoming a little more aware and independent. She does refer to her drinking issues and all of the stress that usually goes along with a divorce. I don’t see anything wrong with admitting that you had a problem but now you are okay. She is showing other women who are divorcing or divorced that it’s okay to fall apart a little but then get back up on your feet. And no matter what comes out of LeAnn’s camp…that woman is unstable. Who in their right mind would pose as their ex husbands wife in a “joke” photo and then post it on the internet for goodness sake? That is beyond immature.

I work in PR, so publicity is my job. This publicist’s response is both hilarious and completely unprofessional. He/She sounds like a total weirdo. Why do I imagine this publicist wearing a smoking jacket and ascot or something?

Notice that he/she doesn’t even address Brandi’s points about LeAnn’s laxative use or other out-there behaviors.

I enjoyed Brandi’s Howard Stern interview this week. She was funny and brutally honest. She mentioned that LeAnn bought her sons’ entire school classes Christmas gifts and goes into their schools and sings for the teachers. That just screams “trying too hard,” just like LeAnn’s wacko publicist.

Singing for the teachers? Lol! I’m a teacher and I guarantee you, those teachers just smile and nod at Leann and try to back away from the crazy. We see a LOT of blended family situations (it’s the way of the world and I make no judgments…all I care about is the kid’s well-being) and there’s a right way and a wrong way for the stepmom to behave in these circumstances. The best stepmoms are the ones who love their stepkids and don’t try to replace mom…the best stepmoms are respectful of mom’s role and tread lightly instead of insinuating themselves into everything. If Leann would just CHILL, everything would be ok…instead she’s always tweeting this pro-stepmom crap. Sweetie, this ain’t Cinderella or St. Elmos Fire. Stop acting like a stepmonster and just CHILL.

LeAnn is the step-Mother from hell as far as I am concerned. I can’t imagine how any Mother could get along with her when she simply refuses to accept her place as only the step-Mother and not the Mother. When I heard LeAnn buys all the boys’ classmates Christmas presents I could not believe it.

Yea what BIO parent does that? Let alone the brand new step mommy. Leann may be well off, but she is no Bill/Melinda Gates/ insanely rich billionare. No need for her to being throwing money at 5 year olds like that. Thats a waste of money.

She is so out of bounds when she does things like that. Eddie allows it and condones it. It’s unreal. And Brandi said in the access hollywood interview she invited them to Easter one year and Eddie and Leann made out the whole time. That is inappropriate around small children and they should refrain from that out of respect for Brandi as well. It’s common sense.

Eddie and Leann’s behavior is absolutely insane. They disrespect their children and the mother when they do things like this. I can see how Brandi struggles to get along with these losers.

I don’t disagree with him. But they’re both unstable and both need help and both need to deal with their lives and issues with one another PRIVATELY. There are two innocent kids in the situation and as much as Brandi wants to protect them, she’s slowly hurting them too by making everything so public.

The reference to NPD is a lock that LeAnn either wrote the statement in its entirety or at least had a hand in its contents.

It’s simply a throw back to all the people that have called her that for ages now. Sorta like, you think I got NPD, well look at Brandi!!

Brandi should send a big bouquet of flowers to Eddie and LeAnn thanking them for helping boost her book’s sales. Without the back and forth Brandi wouldn’t be more than a scorned ex-wife like the millions of others out there that suffer the same circumstances. I am not particularly pro Brandi, but I am significantly anti-LeAnn. I have mentioned over and over again that LeAnn should just stay quiet, that she is fueling the flames that singe her butt so badly. She has no one to blame but her own low esteem for fighting this immature fight.

In the grand scheme of things this battle will be referred to for many years to come, even when LeAnn and Eddie divorce and they all move on. It’s an example of what happens when dirty laundry is aired in the open and how social media has changed the landscape of celebrity. It’s not an accolade that anyone should want, to be some kind of benchmark for bad behaviour after divorce. And how things should NOT be done. But if Brandi can sock some money away for her and her sons’ futures than more power to her. And LeAnn, well, she can go all crazy cat lady when she gets older, sitting alone drunk in her bedroom with news clippings, her laptop open where she has gone through dozens and dozens of archived articles about her twisted marriage, crying about it all… And Eddie, well he’ll be buried in some young thing’s boobs without a lick of remorse or conscience.

As far as I know, this woman is only famous for getting cheated on, so she is no better than a Kardashian. I wish everyone involved in this triangle would just shut up and deal with their issues amongst themselves.

Exactly. It’s sad when pretty women are so unhappy and insecure that they actually in a quest to look younger just look odd and their age. Brandi used to look younger than her age. In the first round of promo interviews I saw it was painful to look at her face overfilled with fillers and lips. She looked hard and odd when she tried to smile. It She used to be soft looking and pretty last season. This season, it’s up and down with those fillers, but her first week of book promos was the worst with a new round of fillers.

I liked Brandi’s book, but I have to give a lot of credit to her editor & whoever helped her write it. 40 years old, a #1 NY Times best-selling author, and she still doesn’t know the difference between “then” and “than”.

Brandi deserves every good thing coming her way if only for the terrible years she has endured.

I will never understand how the mistress has made herself out to be the victim in all this AND or doesn’t understand the concept of step-parenting when the mother is very much present and loved by the children.

All i will say about EC/LR: when a man marries his mistress, a vacancy is created.

I think the way LeAnn has treated Brandi and the way she has acted as the step-Mother are the two main reasons most people really just don’t like LeAnn. I don’t know any Mother who could get along with LeAnn as the step-Mother. To say she doesn’t know her place is an understatement. Why in the world Eddie has never stepped up and stopped LeAnn I really don’t know other than she would have reduced his allowance too much.

Yes and Leann trying to call someone else a narcissist is freaking hilarious. She’s the most deluded narcissist I’ve ever seen. And Brandi very clearly takes some of the responsibility in her book. Leann’s problem is she thought that by living her “truth” and being blunt about the affair was the way to go and we’d just go back to loving and worshipping her.

I honestly don’t think I would know who Brandi was if it weren’t for this site, I bought her book on iBooks because of the excerpts I read on here. I kind of love her. I haven’t finished the book yet, but I’ve laughed out loud quite a few times already. If you’re honest and make me laugh, you’re in with me. I’ve never even seen her in motion. Might watch some clips of the show. I don’t like Leann, but I don’t hate her either. I think she has many issues and is extremely insecure, however Eddie is the main asshole here. I also feel bad that Leann lost a good friend so tragically. Death sux.

I bought the book because I’m more than happy to help Brandi climb the ladder to success, I actually hope she’ll write another (maybe) ‘fiction’ so she doesn’t have to censor anything.I think she has real talent as a writer. I will be watching her LIVE at the Oscars Sun 1:30 PT Don’t let me down, Look Stunning!!!

One day her kids are going to realize that their father screwed everything in a skirt, gave their mother an STD that forces her to have FOUR pap smears per year and has already cost her thousand to remove precancerous cells from her cervix. They are going to see she loved their father with all her heart and was left penniless and with a cancer causing STD. That she did everything she could to give them the best life possible. SHE will be the winner in their eyes and Leann will just be another speed bump whore that tore apart their family. Hide and watch.

And they may discover that their mom is an admittedly flawed human being who made mistakes like everyone else does. And you know what? It’s OK to make mistakes as long as you learn from them. Brandi Glanville doesn’t seem like the type of person who would hide anything from her children – when they were able to understand and process the information. I’m not a big Brandi fan, but I understand where she is coming from and I understand why she does and says the things she does and says.

After reading her book I don’t think Brandi is a terrible person at all. She doesn’t say things like I would say things for sure, but she has a good heart. She is coming out on top because most people do recognize wrong from right, and this woman has been treated very wrong by both Eddie and LeAnn.

Hi Leann! *waves* So if you demonize Brandi in the public and privately then it makes the demonic crap you’ve done to her “okay” in your mind? Because CLEARLY it doesn’t in the eyes of the public. Out of 200,000 books released a year, less than one percent will make the NYT bestseller list. How ya liking them apples?

Brandi has a great vibe and people pick up on it. I really hope she ends up with a talk show or on a fashion show. She has blown past Eddie and Leann and I’m so glad that karma delivered this package to their house. If they had been decent and respectful and truly remorseful, none of this would’ve happened. Now that the years are passing, the boys are older and seeing things for what they are, Brandi has a high profile job, and people are coming out on Brandi’s side, the two of them must be stewing in their own vile juices.

OMG I used to get a kick out of some of this drama but please, for the love of God and those children, these TWO women need to SHUT THE F@&K UP already!!!!!! How long has it been? All the people involved are sick, need therapy and my only thought is that I pity those two boys. Better be saving up for the therapy bills, cause there will be plenty. And I am not making a joke….:-(

“You actually did something worthy of her negative feelings: Are you consciously or subconsciously trying to make her look like a bad mom? Are you trying to prove to your husband that you’re a better wife than she was? Are you trying to make your stepkids love you more than they love her? Do you try to show her up in any way? Do you want the school faculty, PTA or your neighborhood moms to think you’re a better caretaker than she is? Take a look at your behavior and your motivations. You’re going to have to be honest with yourself to see how you might be contributing to the high-conflict dynamic.”

Whatever happened to the expression “silence is golden”? If only LeAnn had someone to guide her by telling her to STFU. Although it makes for good gossip to read all about this it this could have easily been avoided and faded into oblivion by losing the twitter and resisting the urge to taunt. She is showing just how immature she is and she needs to grow the hell up and zip it.

I wonder if someone has already advised silence (including no tweeting), but she won’t listen. I think she has significant input into what is released. All the PR person probably does is gloss the wording (removing things like, “So there!”) and releases it to media, then sends an invoice. These stories sound too junior high mean girl / “I have to have the last word” versus a sound PR strategy, in my opinion.

Usually when there’s that much toxicity coming from their emotions something major happens to someone. Think about John and Elizabeth Edwards or Princess Diana, they all had a lot of anger and insecurity and ended up with tragedy.

I feel the same about Mindy McCready. I actually think Mindy had a better, more mainstream voice, and look where her actions led her within just a few years. It is sad, but life is a series of choices.

Now, back to the subject at hand. At first I could not believe she reads these forums, but I increasingly suspect she does. That PR statement seems to be culled from various posts made on this and at least one other site.

Marcel’s statement about Brandi sounds more like something that DB would say, just like the email that “Eddie” sent to Radaronline in December. The disturbing things about Marcel’s comments are his double standards and how he lies for his client even when there is sufficient evidence to contradict everything that he is saying.

He claims that it’s Brandi who has a problem with alcohol, yet Leann posted a twitpic of herself holding Brandi’s son with a Corona in the cup holder of the chair. Why would she pose with the child and a Corona after all the grief she and Eddie gave Brandi about her DUI?

What are some of the things on the rider for Leann’s tour/dressing room? Don Julio. Corona. Wine. Did Leann make these same requests when she appeared on X Factor? Considering how much grief Leann and her fans give Brandi for her DUI and that Brandi’s kids go on tour with Leann and Leann has tweeted about them being backstage, that isn’t appropriate.

In the interview Leann gave to Mikoh, when asked what was in her beach bag, Leann provided a list of about 7 things she always carries in her beach bag. One of those things was Don Julio. Think of all the times Leann has been photographed on the beach with Brandi’s kids. Each and every time she was drunk.

If Eddie pays for all the boys expenses like Marcel claims, then how does he explain Leann’s tweets and blog entries? We know that Eddie doesn’t pay for the boys clothing because Leann tweeted that she was ordering clothes for Brandi’s kids online and Leann was photographed by AKM-GSI buying clothes for Brandi’s kids while Eddie was doing an interview with Mario during the promotions for TPC. If Eddie pays for the boys school expenses, then why did Leann, and not Eddie, write a letter of recommendation for the mother of Brandi’s son’s friend son? If Eddie pays for their sports, then why did articles say that Leann bought Brandi’s son’s soccer team ice cream after one of their games?

Does Leann have poor management or is Leann’s publicist intentionally trying to ruin her rep and career?

These two should be go away forever. Brandi is pathetic making people feel sorry for her for what Eddie did to her 50 years ago.lol.Because of the intrigue people buy her shitty book, seriously people? why would you waste your money on her? LeAnn on the other hand is vulnerable and resorting in any possible thing she could think of just to stop the damage that Brandi is doing to her image. People should get over these two you know. shit happens all time.

No mistress who helped break up a family with two small children and continues to flaunt herself and taunt the ex-wife and use the children for attention is a victim. Period. Brandi didn’t have to write a book or get on TV and tell most people who were paying attention to this situation anything. It all literally unfolded before our eyes because of LeAnn’s actions. I’m glad Brandi is having success with her book and making some money off what has happened to her and how she has been treated. She deserves it. As far as LeAnn Rimes is concerned she’s as dumb as she is pathetic. In trying to hurt another person she has hurt herself more. She is now known as a mistress of a serial cheater who prances around in bikinis at home and sings at state fairs to empty seats.

…Marcel Pariseau?? PUH- leeeeeze. The very fakeist of the fake names. Surely Le Ann ( Hee-Haw!) Rimes is having a good joke on everyone, right?
Theres NO publicist. SHES the “publicist” and that “statement” came straight out of crazyville and her empty, tiny brained head. What a grade A nutcase.
Sooooo profundly glad Brandi is reaping great karma from what was an awful situation.
Those who laugh last laugh longest LeAnn. Remember it.

I’ve never commented on these two women before, but it seems to be a never ending saga. All I can say is Eddie is a poor imitation of a man. What man stands by and lets anyone, and I’m including the current wife, attack the mother of his children. His attitude should be I don’t like her, but I’ll defend her to the death before someone else attacks her. It’s my opinion that, in all his bitterness because Brandy kicked him out, he’s using MeRimes to do his dirty work. I haven’t seen too many comments actually made by him.

She threw him out? Is not her only claim to fame and her entire tired schtick based entirely on him leaving her? Take away her boo hop woman wronged story and we’d never have to hear her insipid drivel and her calculated attempt to appear outrageous and outspoken.

During one of the interviews (maybe Stern?) Brandi stated that Leann bought gifts for all the kids in each of the boys classes. How freaking creepy is that?! Who does that? Not a birth mom – and especially not a “bonus” mom. Can see why Brandi says she is unstable. Does she have to buy the love of everyone around her?

When she sued her dad (years ago), he claimed she bought a $150,000 Ferrari for her then-boyfriend A. Keegan, which was immediately wrecked, and bought a $350,000 Bentley that was also wrecked shortly after purchase. She had a BMW that her record company bought her, but that apparently wasn’t enough. His countersuit also claimed that she and her mom started building new homes that they left unfinished when they decided to move to LA.

The dad’s countersuit painted an interesting picture of her teenage years and how she behaved (and the hangers-on and enablers that were around even then). Keep in mind she was barely 18 when this suit / countersuit was happening. Here is an article from December 2000 that gives a good summary:

I did not realize, until reading this today, that SHE allegedly did the recording of phone calls (for some reason I thought her dad or stepmom did the recording) and HER lawyer was the one who allegedly handed over the audiotapes!

of course she has fans. no matter how trashy she is, it’s ok because she got cheated on. the poor wronged wife can do no wrong. after all, she was cheated on. so anything she does is okay and never her fault. she deserves blah,blah,blah, after all she was left homeless and penniless, blah,blah.

Joanna – Agree. That’s why I don’t have too much sympathy for Brandi. Or someone like Katie Holmes who should have Googled Scientology before she married Tom Cruise. These women made bad choices and they are making a lot of money off of their “woe is me.”

Also, we should start calling women who end their marriages using flimsy excuses “homewreckers.” There’s so many men I know who are faithful, have good jobs, and their wives end the marriages because apparently the grass must be greener on the other side but they give some flimsy excuse. Actually a good excample would be Adrienne Maloof. These women also cause their husbands and children just as much pain as any mistress.

I have to disagree. Brandi has been quoted as saying that marriages break up and things happen, but the lack of respect shown to her afterwards is what she couldn’t deal with. I think most people relate to her on a parenting level; imagine having to deal with the woman who helped end your marriage being in your kids’ lives and getting them 50% of the time because your ex moved in with her. Imagine that same person tweeting pictures of your kids as if she was the new parent; imagine having to sit through soccer games as she makes out with your kids’ dad. Imagine this person going to your kids’ schools as a third parent and buying gifts for everyone and performing. Or having your ex’s mistress’ mother start painting your kids likenesses on her wall. Or having the people the mistress is friends with being told they’re part of the boys’ family now and saying that they will speak to them and find out what’s going on. Imagine having your style copied and your tweets stalked and harassed as though YOU had done something wrong. If Leann had kept her mouth shut and let the parents of those kids parent them and make decisions and had been quiet and respectful, this would have never happened. I can’t say I agree with every action Brandi takes, but she seems a basically decent sort, and has shown a lot of restraint in terms of dealing with someone who has tried to usurp you as a parent (i.e. letting Brandi’s child ride a bike with no training wheels and no helmet on a busy road). You don’t mess with someone’s parenthood. I remember Brandi actually thanking Leann publicly for ordering the cake for one of the birthdays and Leann wrote back, “It’s what moms do!” I would have wanted to rip her head off. Not, “So glad to help” or “Glad we could all celebrate together”, but referring to herself as a mom. It’s what a lot of women can relate to.

What I don’t get about that blind item with the vasectomy and fertility treatments is that no doctor would prescribe treatments for the woman without a medical check on the couple, that including a sperm test on the man. If Eddie had had a vasectomy, that could have easily been dicovered – no sperm. Then it makes no sense to give Leann fertility treatment, which normally includes hormones (that on the other hand could explain the weight gain).

So, to speculate for the fun of a juicy conspiracy theory – Eddie could have paid off the fertility specialist to keep Leann convinced that he wants to have babies with her. The doctor gives Leann placebo and pointless vitamins – this gives Eddie a couple of more years until the issue of adoption rises.

During this time the public interest in them will hade faded and Leann would have calmed down (and Eddie feels he can stay married to her) or she goes crazy because of the lack of attention and Eddie gets a legit reason to ask for divorce,

It’s entirely possible to harvest sperm from a man who has had a vasectomy, guys. They do it all the time. They go into the testes with a needle and harvest them – ta da! Fresh sperm with no need for a reversal!

I understand that Brandy has had to put up with a lot of rubbish over the years, and having someone manipulate your kids must be infuriating. But, did she have to respond in such a tacky way? I would have had more respect for her if she simply responded by saying something like, “It’s clear to me that so and so either didn’t read, or was unable to comprehend my book as he/she missed the point entirely.” Something, anything other than just plan crudeness.

Leann is really going crazy tweeting about Brandi’s kids today and yesterday.
Of those tweets, she made over 10 tweets about Brandi’s youngest son’s baseball game. I hope she didn’t invite Fame/Flynet or AKM-GSI to his baseball game or practice. Why can’t she spend time with those boys without making it into a public circus to promote her marriage or an attempt to taunt Brandi?

Now Leann is going on Piers Morgan next week to give yet another “Woe is me” interview and to talk about the Oscars(because Brandi got to do the fashion red carpet for the Oscars, Leann has to as well). Bad idea. Leann had her say when she gave interviews to Shape, People mag, ABC and Robin Robins, Katie and ABC, GAC, Maya Angelou, Ellen, ET and Nancy, E and GR, Leno, and Jimmy. Who is advising Leann? Leann isn’t going to stop the bullying and SWF of Brandi until the media stops enabling that bad behavior. Leann should not be surprised by the negative impact her interview with Piers Morgan will have on her rep, album, singles, and “career”. Why keep talking when Brandi is doing promotions? Even Sherri Shepard had a change of heart after reading Brandi’s book.

The more and more Leann single white females Brandi, the more and more it becomes evident that Eddie still has feelings for Brandi. Eddie must be comparing Leann to Brandi all the time. Brandi gets asked to do the red carpet fashion for The Oscars and Leann then books a spot on Piers Morgan to do the same? Brandi’s youngest son’s birthday is in April, and so Leann must SWF Brandi by releasing her album that same month? What’s next? Leann should just admit that Eddie still wants to be with Brandi.

Of course. Or when kicked out got a small apartment and started his own therapy and did what it took to win her back. My friend’s husband had an affair with love letters, on and on. The mistress’ husband, a police detective found everything, taped phone calls, and showed it to the man’s wife. She threw him out of the house and told their tween son why and was done with him as she was a great wife. The mistress (someone I used to work with. I liked her) wanted them to end up together. He dumped her in a flash and did whatever it took for six months, to get his wife back. She eventually took him back after much therapy by themselves and together where he showed a real commitment to the marriage and changing.

But we have seen Eddie trying to hold onto Brandi. According to Brandi’s interview with Howard Stern, for that first year Eddie was still trying to get back with her. Which is quite interesting because in the early photos people pointed out that Eddie looked so happy with Leann, and now we know that he was “happy” because he was still sleeping with Brandi.

Eddie attended couple’s therapy with Brandi; had his rep issue a statement calling Leann a speedbump; convinced Brandi that Leann was stalking him; refused to leave their home; was still sleeping with Brandi after he went public with his relationship with Leann(in the beginning when he was photographed at the golf course and at the KOL concert with Leann, he was still sleeping with Brandi); why Leann goes out of her way look and act like Brandi; the drastic change in Eddie’s appearance; and why Eddie allows Leann to use his kids as weapons to punish Brandi for rejecting him.

Easily leave Leann? Have you seen Fatal Attraction? When KD character tries to leave GC character what does she do? Leann emotionally blackmails Eddie into staying with her using things like rehab, dental drama, kidney stones, flu. She also keeps him by her side with money and gifts(ie-mantion, cars, watches, women, alcohol).

Eddie still wants to be with Brandi. His acts of holding onto Brandi are morphing Leann into Brandi and trying to force Brandi to do what he wants by allowing Leann to taunt Brandi with her kids.

It’s not reaching, especially after we have witnessed how many examples of Leann targetting the youngest child? Leann even described the making of her album to giving birth. Leann single white femaled Brandi by setting up an Oscar interview with Piers Morgan and had her publicist issue this statement attacking Brandi even though it’s Leann and Eddie who are always spotted with alcohol in their hands, so Leann is capable of anything.

Leann keeps tweeting about her appearance on Piers Morgan for the Oscars-from tweeting about her dress to her nail color(which just so happen to be the same tweets that Brandi made this week). Leann doesn’t even make that many tweets about her appearance when she walks the red carpet for country music events, and now all of a sudden she is interested in everything that is the Oscars? In response to the backlash she is getting for SWF, she keeps tweeting that people are being jealous.

Based on Leann’s latest SWF episode, I get the impression that the most Eddie ever says to Leann is, “Why can’t you be more like Brandi?”. See Eddie,now Leann is more like Brandi, she gets to talk about the Oscars too!

I’m really lost on this one. How does she connect to the Oscars? Because she had a movie soundtrack song or two back in 2000? Brandi making fashion commentary makes sense, but Falcor showing up on what she describes as a post-Oscar show? Strange stuff.

Oh, to know what goes on in Eddie’s mind (insert jokes here). Brandi has succeeded beyond what many thought, so is he seething or secretly admiring her? He’s been MIA lately, too. His lack of standing up for the mother of his children (by letting this drama unfold all these months and years) speaks volumes, I think. He could have put his foot down long ago. There would be no story now (at least to this degree) if the new couple had acted more appropriately. THEY helped build the platform. No need to be crying about it now.

Leann either called in a favor from whomever she is blackmailing at NBC or she guilted her BFF Sharon O into pulling some strings since Sharon and Piers Morgan were both judges on America’s Got Talent(Leann peformed on AGT twice-during the promotion for Swingin in which she performed the song in a bikini and May 2012. And she co-hosted on The Talk with Sharon twice.) After Leann’s interview with Katie, Sharon O said that she was tired of Leann talking about her affair and basically hinted that Leann must not be happy because the best revenge would be to live well instead of constantly being insensitive and splashing it all over the press, so I’m thinking that Leann probably had Sharon call in the favor.

Didn’t I read somewhere that Eddie’s parents sent Brandi flowers for her book release? If that’s true, bet it drove LeAnn insane. Bet you they will say they sent her flowers for her album release next.

Also, didn’t Brandi say/imply that not only was she not happy with LeAnn tweeting pictures of her kids but the grandparents didn’t like it as well. If that’s the case, then that amkes it extra douchy of Eddie to not put a stop to it. I mean not only is Brandi asking them not to do that, but so are his parents. Wow! What a horrible man.

Wish this woman would disappear!
Best thing that happened to her was when another woman took her husband. She got a TV show, a book deal , is a constant topic on gossip blogs and has her uglg face plasted in magazines. She should be sending LeAnne a check every month and kissing her feet. Otherwise she would be another unknown actor’s wife.

Yes, LeAnn would like Brandi to disappear, too, like you, but it’s not going to happen. She is also not going to let LeAnn take her place as the children’s real Mother either. Not going to happen. Brandi has as much right to tell her side of the story as LeAnn does giving countless interviews and sing songs about it.

An unknown actor’s wife AKA a role Brandi occupied happily for many years and, by all appearances, would have been quite content with for the rest of her life. Making the best from a bad situation means you’re strong, but your strength can never absolve the sins of those who put you there.

Leann is trashing Brandi on twitter with her follwers. Saying the SWF allegations are ridiculous. She seems to blame Brandi, tho the tabloids and the internet have been noticing this for years. Leann really needs to let it go and quit blaming Brandi for her miserable life.

Exactly why Brandi needs and needed to gather as much power and platform for herself as possible. Leann has even tried to take Brandi’s sons. I don’t love the way she phrases things, but she is cleverly using the media’s interest in what they think is a love triangle and focusing it on Leann’s behavior. Instead of talking about Eddie, she needs to come prepared with evidence and anecdotes about Leann’s behavior. I can’t believe how strong she is to deal with this maniac for as long as she is, and having to worry about her kids, too.

I thought the same when reading that article. Sounds just like Leann with the swf’ing. I always thought Leann was just a sweet country singer until about a year ago when I started watching her swf Brandi. I was not a Brandi fan, but I became one by watching the crazy of Leann. It is quite creepy to me, and the fact that she continues to do this and doesn’t get called on it by the media only tells me they are a bit afraid of her and her lawsuit threats. I think she worries more about wearing Brandi’s skin then she does about making music. I find her quite pathetic now and I laugh when I read her passive aggressive tweets directed at Brandi. I don’t tweet, but if I did, I’m sure I would be blocked by Leann as are many others that don’t kiss her behind; the star-struck ones.

God said “let there be dumbness and he created Brandy”…O Well she is now the messiah of some people here so what to conclude? Some months ago I was reading about people being ‘shocked’ by bullying and expressing their sympathy.. Is mass hatred campaign on LeAnn not bullying? If that Brandi has a broken marriage then there are millions of others in deeper crisis. It just shows how people are so easily manipulated by the media… All these are business tricks for earning money from both parties and people are happy buying her books and making her rich….. People justifying this with their uni degrees made me laugh!

I’d never heard of any of these people before I started coming to this site a couple of years ago (well, I’d heard the name Leann Rimes, but I didn’t know much about her). I’ve enjoyed following the coverage of this drama, though, and I bought the book (and, yes, like seemingly everyone else here I’m a hard working professional with multiple degrees who just likes to escape reality on the weekends). I don’t think that Brandi and I would have much in common – though she seems like a blast to hang out with – but I think a lot of women can relate to having someone in their personal or professional life who just lives to torment you for whatever reason. So, it’s easy to feel sympathetic towards Brandi and enjoy her revenge.

Her book has sold even better than I would have ever imagined, and I think it is because more people can relate to either affair/divorce/children boundary issues or simply having someone torment you themselves or using others to do the dirty work. I’m not exactly a Brandi fan, and I don’t watch her show, but I respect that she’s not been a doormat that ends up allowing others to re-write history. She couldn’t even have a couple of weeks to do her book promotion without the other side going into overdrive once again.

I may not like Brandi’s style of speech or some of the things she chooses to say, but I support Brandi’s right to speak up. Brandi has been stalked and harassed by her ex-husband’s multimillionaire celebrity wife and her paid thugs for the past four years. This stalking continues to this day and is accompanied by constant press and media releases bashing and threatening Brandi. If you google: Leann stalks Brandi, or Leann copies Brandi, you will see many websites and blogspots like wewedrama and lunaticleannrimes where people show a small part of Leann’s stalking and harassing of Brandi. Some of this happened while Brandi was still married to Eddie. Leann moved into their neighborhood, cancelled concerts and started following Eddie and Brandi around, showing up and just happening to run into Eddie at sports and social events. She almost ran over Brandi with her car while following her. Then when Eddie stopped taking Leann’s constant calls, and went into marital therapy, Leann released the photos of their trysts to the tabloids including a video she paid the owner of a restaurant for, which showed her sucking on Eddie’s fingers during a date. After the divorce, Leann began transforming herself into Brandi. She got the same make and model of truck as Brandi, went to Brandi’s doctor and plastic surgeon, got the same size implants, lost weight and got botox, went to Brandi’s dentist and got veneers, went to the same gyms and started doing the same workouts as Brandi, she went to Brandi’s salon and got the same hair style and color. Leann followed Brandi’s twitter and media pictures obsessively and bought the same clothing, shoes, jewelry, and purses. Even if Brandi only tweeted about liking an item, very soon Leann was photographed wearing that item, sometimes within days. Leann wore the same outfits, posed in the same poses sometimes in the exact same places that Brandi had been photographed wearing the outfit. Leann tweeted about the same subjects, sometimes within hours, putting up pictures of flowers or sunsets, if Brandi had tweeted a picture of a bouquet she received, or a sunset. Leann showed up at the boy’s school, and social events, not content to watch, but going to the boy’s teachers and inserting herself as the “bonus mom” in every area of Brandi’s life. At the same time Leann was stalking Brandi, she was also harassing her. She paid fans and employees to create websites, and troll gossip blogs to mock Brandi, calling her a whore and wishing her death. She tweeted photos of herself brandishing a gun, taunting Brandi, she tweeted photos of a cake she had made showing she and Eddie naked in bed together with the boys crouched below them. Leann tweeted photos of herself half clothed with her crotch thrust in the boy’s faces. She tweeted about Brandi’s son hurt and in the emergency room, even though she and Eddie failed to notify Brandi her son had been hurt.
The list goes on, because this threatening, stalking and harassment continues to this day, with Leann going on a show to talk about the Oscars because Brandi is doing a show about the Oscars. Being stalked constantly and threatened just for being yourself, just for having the husband, kids and lifestyle the stalker wants can really upset your life. Brandi has a right to speak out about her frightening experience. I hope her next book goes into detail about this experience and her ability to persevere in spite of it.

LeAnn in response to why she couldn’t stop by for something has tweeted the exact time of practice and exact time of the game for her stepson. Hmmm. Is that an alert for her paps? Who would post times like that of a child’s event? I wouldn’t even post times of my children’s event if I were on twitter as a nobody because of the pervs out there who might be following you. LeAnn needs to sharpen her stepmothering skills as a “famous” person unless, of course, it was hoping someone would pop out to take a photo of her being stepmom.

Leann is still tweeting like crazy about Brandi’s kids(even the oldest child now) and her Piers Morgan Oscar interview. It’s just plain creepy. The more she tweets about Brandi’s kids and the more she SWF Brandi, the more it becomes evident that Eddie wants Brandi. Leann is scared and it shows. Well at least we know that Eddie will be watching the Oscars and Brandi on OTC today! Notice that Leann’s interview falls AFTER the Oscars.

Leann tweeted the times of Brandi’s son’s baseball game and practice, so it’s official. Leann really did set up a staged photo-op with AKM-GSI, Splashnews, or Fame/Flynet. It’s interesting how the paps only appear at the children’s events when Leann comes in contact with those kids. If she loved those boys like she claims, why couldn’t she just go to his game without trying to make it into a “happy family” or “devote bony mom” staged photo-op?

This is what I don’t understand: why isn’t Brandi doing something to stop Leann from doing this? I’m a nobody and I’m careful not to publicize where my kids’ games, practices, or playdates are. Leann is blatantly endangering those children and Brandi MUST put a stop to it already. Eddie is a useless POS, but Brandi is not, and telling the media what’s going on is not enough.

I get the impression that Brandi is being told by lawyers that there is nothing they or she can do about it. I don’t know if the lawyers are just being lazy, are too afraid of Leann’s lawyer, or Leann and her lawyer found some loophole. I recall DB tweeting that the state of California gave Leann the right to tweet, post, and do whatever she wants with Brandi’s kids.

I also agree that Brandi needs to put a stop to how Leann so blatantly endangers her kids. Tweeting the time of the baseball game because she knew that Brandi wouldn’t be there, was inappropriate. Just because the kids love Leann, it doesn’t give Leann the right to take advantage of the kids or use them to taunt Brandi. There are no words to describe Eddie. He tells the courts that he doesn’t want his kids exposed to any type of public exposure and then he lets Leann tweet, blog, and set up staged photo-ops at their sports events. Why would Tyler Perry continue to associate with Eddie when Eddie’s actions contradict his entire belief system?

One way to discourage Leann is for both of the boys to cover their faces and put their heads down when they see the paps. Brandi hasn’t been very vocal about how Leann is making money off of video footage and photos of her kids on her fan website. Eddie won’t allow the kids to be on RHOBH, but he allows Leann to make money from their images on a site she is using for her album?

Brandi has shown she’s got a sense of humor and can laugh at herself. What the PR person showed is that he probably was fired by Brandi and has an ax to grind, is as ungracious and socially unconscious as his current client, who has no sense of humor and has more issues than I have time to count. The title was a sly stab at his client who needed “tweet rehab” and has alcohol issues herself. Too bad LeAnn and her PR person are too out of it and too humorless to catch that.

I wouldn’t take what DB says as gossip.
Now that Brandi has money she needs to try to change things. It makes no sense that Brandi can’t have them on RHOBH but LeAnn can do what she wants to. Makes no sense. Think there is something we don’t know going on here….

How pathetic. Photos of Eddie, Leann, and Brandi’s son at his baseball game are showing up now(some fashion magazine posted the photos). How strange that the child went through an entire baseball session last year without once being photographed by the paps, but the moment Leann Rimes gets on twitter and starts tweeting for 3 days about his game, photos start popping up everywhere of them at the game. Once again Leann is all over the child, having her hands all in his hair. And they got him to coooperate for this photo by giving him candy and pop.

Leann also made sure that the site called the boy her son. Seriously, Eddie lusts after his ex-wife, and his wife can’t handle it so she single white females and exploits the children. Was this Marcel’s idea too?

Isn’t it ironic how emotionally unstable people tend to accuse others of the exact things the emotionally unstable people are themselves? I did look up the definition of “Narcissism” and there was a picture of LeAnn. I’m not one to take sides and I don’t respect people who drag their dirty laundry out for the public, however, LeAnn not only had an affair with a married man and father of two, but she pretended to be Brandi’s friend and then mimicked her style. She is Hedra from SWF – totally creepy.

Oh no. Leann is now tweeting up a storm about the airport. It looks like she kicked off her mega media blitz on Sunday at Brandi’s son’s baseball game and plans on to continue it throughout the week releasing daily staged photo-ops of her and Eddie. Why is Leann suddenly bombarding the internet with all these staged photo-ops? So this is one of the reason Marcel attacked Brandi? So Leann can resume her staged photo-ops.

Leann’s desperation knows no limits. Because Brandi was getting too much attention for her dress and the media failed to notice that Leann talked about the Oscars too and her dress, Leann had her BFFs at E! write a fluffpiece about her dress and compare her Oscar look to Brandi’s. Rather than just saying that Leann only attended a show to talk abuot the Oscars, they even lied and said that Leann was at the Oscars even though they didn’t post one photo of Leann and Eddie on the red carpet.

I watched Piers’ after-Oscars “show”, and found it an odd assortment of “panelists” (I guess that’s the term to use). Jon Voight is the only one that seemed to link at all. I also noticed how hyper LeAnn acts when talking. And, as predicted, the ballgame photos of the little boy showed up today.